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Why enter the THINK #Philosophy Essay Prize for 15-18-year-olds? ✍️❓
We hear from last year's winner, Kan Kevin Zhang, on what makes the prize so unique. 🎤✨
🎬🍿 youtube.com/shorts/d_AY0...
#essayprize #students #competition #essaycompetition
What is relational equality, and how has this idea developed?
Professor Jonathan Wolff discusses how in recent decades, political philosophers have been divided about how to conceive of a society of equals.
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/9xL1gyM4f3Q
Not enough women pursue philosophy after graduate level. But why? 🧠 🙋♀️
This #internationalwomensday we're revisiting a thought-provoking article by Sally Latham exploring #genderinequality in #philosophy.
🔗 Read it here: lnkd.in/ei6_6PTP
#IWD2026 #womeninphilosophy #gendergap
How does collective imagination create democracy?
Professor Michele M. Moody-Adams uses the example of democratic constitutions to show how collective imagination shapes democracies over time.
Watch her full lecture here: youtu.be/1ziTaEuooFU
The 2026 edition of the Nayef Al-Rodhan International Book Prize in Transdisciplinary #Philosophy is now open. 🌍📖
This £20,000 award celebrates original philosophical research that transcends traditional academic boundaries.
🔗 Find out more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/nayef-a...
Happy #WorldBookDay! 📚
💬 Which book got you into philosophy?
Today, we're celebrating by sharing with you the books that sparked our interest in #Philosophy. Did we list one of your favourite #PhilosophyBooks?
It's #WorldBookDay tomorrow! Why not celebrate with a visit to the library? 📚✨
🏛️ As a member of TRIP you get year-round access to @senatehouselib.bsky.social
🔗 Find out more and join:
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#philosophy #library #worldbookday2026 #reading #books #london
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#PhilosophyFortnight? Here at @unibirmingham.bsky.social we have organised a film screening of Ex Machina with panel discussion afterwards! If you are 15+ join us! #philsky #philosophymatters @triphilosophy.bsky.social
How can imagination create and preserve democracy? ⚖️
Professor Moody-Adams explores the role imagination plays in constituting political communities as democracies, and in reconstituting political life when those communities’ institutions and practices need repair.
Watch here: youtu.be/1ziTaEuooFU
Liven up your lunch hour with TRIP Lunchtime Talks - coming soon! 🥪 🍎
🗓️ Starting on 17th March, we'll be hosting a new series of online lunchtime #philosophy talks.
The first talk will be by @alex-fisher.bsky.social on the dangers of AI and social media.
Watch this space for more info!
🗓️ A date for your diaries this coming week! This is an exclusive event for TRIP members.
Maria Alvarez will discuss the topics of blameworthiness and time, relating them to some of the 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking.
Find out more: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/event/maria-...
Stephen Fry talks about the value of #philosophy in a new video for @thoughtfulp4c.bsky.social 🎥
The video was recorded for a recent event, "Waiting for the Out", run by Thoughtful, of whom Sir Stephen is a patron.
Watch the video on the Thoughtful YouTube channel:
Really sorry the link isn't working for you, but many thanks for your response! Philosophy is definitely useful in helping us find our place in the world.
❓ Why does philosophy matter to you? 💡
We'd love to hear from you, ahead of British Philosophy Fortnight on 16-29 March.
Tell us why #PhilosophyMatters:
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Do new technologies change our moral norms? 🌀
That's the idea explored by Robin Hillenbrink and Guido Löhr in Do New Technologies Change Our Moral Norms?, published in THINK journal.
👉 Read it here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#philosophy #ethics #innovation #futureoftech
Our 2024-2025 Annual Report is now available to read online. 📰📊
Each year, we produce a report that highlights our activity in the year and transparently publishes our financial performance and position.
See our programmes, achievements, and financial statements: issuu.com/royalinstitu...
A wonderful lecture on self-illness ambiguity by Anna Golova today! You can enjoy the recording here: youtu.be/_tYa_HgS7Fo Thanks again to @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting our series. #philsky #philpsy #philosophyforeveryone #WomeninPhilosophy
Philosophy and medicine both work towards a broader goal: understanding in the case of philosophy, and health in the case of medicine, as Timothy Williamson points out. 🩺🩹
We think of medicine as scientific, but can we do the same for philosophy?
Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/O3LXQJ31SG4
We've been celebrating 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking - a collection of influential #philosophy papers published in our journals, chosen by @jowolff.bsky.social
Today's free paper is Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem by Thomas Nagel (1998)
👇 Read it here: lnkd.in/ej3zuahW
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🌐 This year, TRIP celebrates those who dedicate their lives to human rights and opposing all forms of inequality.
💡 If you haven't had the chance to get a ticket to Prof. Jonathan Wolff's upcoming sold out lecture, subscribe to our YouTube channel to get notified when we upload the full recording.
Could Philosophy be a Science? 🧪🔭
Professor Williamson argues it can be in a broad sense, though neither a natural science (like physics or biology) nor a social science (like sociology). In that respect, it resembles both mathematics and history.
Watch his lecture here: youtu.be/O3LXQJ31SG4
What does AI modeling mean for the future of science? 🖥️🔬
Mazviita Chirimuta addresses the ways that deep learning artificial intelligence changes how we go about scientific modeling and casts doubt upon the assumption that the universe is knowable.
Watch the full video here: youtu.be/upalvKnBB7w
Are acts of kindness as important as our civic duties? 🫱🏾🫲🏽⚖️
This #RandomActsofKindnessDay, we look to kindness as a virtue.
'Virtue Ethics' by Linda Zagzebski is available with open access in Think journal.
Read here:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#randomactsofkindness #aristotle #philosophy
If you're around Birmingham on March 19th, consider coming to a screening of Ex Machina.
Only £3, and followed by a panel discussion about robots with Lucy Olser, Michael Quinn, and me!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/ex-ma...
Next month at @winterbournehouse.bsky.social Charlotte Hempel leads a lunchtime workshop on the Dead Sea Scrolls! www.winterbourne.org.uk/whats-on/dea... #philosophyforeveryone #phisky thanks @triphilosophy.bsky.social for supporting the series.
When is it appropriate for a judge to show mercy? ⚖️🏛️
✨ This paper by Alwynne Smart is one of the 100 Papers That Shaped Our Thinking, made available for free to celebrate the Royal Institute of Philosophy's centenary in 2025.
📖👇 Read the paper for free: www.cambridge.org/core/service...
“Hated school, dropped out at 11, can't read, can't write. But I can do this!” 💥💡
That's real feedback from one of the participants in a #prison #philosophy class funded by the Royal Institute of Philosophy.
Find out more about our work in prisons: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/news/how-phi...
Happy (or should that be Sad?) Valentine's Day! 💔
Here's Professor Carrie Jenkins on sad love, speaking at our Annual Edinburgh Lecture at the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2023.
#valentines #love #philosophy
